The Pinto Road

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Pinto Road (2006-09-30) Pinto Road on the Northern end of the Pine Valley Mountains.

Kane Point (2006-09-30) This picture shows some rocks near Kane Point on Pinto Road in the Pine Valley Mountains.

Pine Valley Mountains (2006-09-30) This is the northern section of the Pine Valley Mountains in Southern Utah.

Rock Summit (2006-09-30) This picture was taken while scrambling around on the rocks near Kane Point in the Pine Valley Mountains.

Pine Valley Mountains (2006-09-30) This picture shows the Pine Valley Mountains from Pinto Road.

Lone Tree (2006-09-30) Lone tree on the rock.

Kane Point? (2006-09-30) This picture was taken from the Pine Valley Road. I believe it is Kane Point.

Kane Point? (2006-09-30) This rock is viewable from Pinto Road. My guess is that it is Kane Point.

Pinto Road (2006-09-30) The Pine Valley Mountains viewed from Pinto Road in Southern Utah.

Pinto Road (2006-09-30) This is a view from the Pinto Road (probably of the town of Pinto)

Vista (2006-09-30) A vista from the Pine Valley Road in Southern Utah.

Old Barn (2006-09-30) The view of an old barn from Pinto Road.

Abandonned Buildings (2006-09-30) A view from Pinto Road on the Northern end of the Pine Valley Mountains.

Pinto, Utah (2006-09-30) An abandonned home in the ghost town of Pinto, Utah.

Farm Equipment (2006-09-30) I don't know why the buildings were abandonned, the farm equipment is still in good repair.

Pinto House (2006-09-30) This is a grand old house in the ghost town of Pinto, Utah.

Pine Valley Mountains (2006-09-30) The Pine Valley Mountains viewed from the Pinto Road, near Pinto, Utah.

Pinto Road (2006-09-30) The Pinto Road is a dirt road on the Northern End of the Pine Valley Mountains. This would be a great secluded location for casual mountain biking.

Pine Valley Mountains (2006-09-30) View from the Pinto Road in the Pine Valley Mountains.

Pinto Road (2006-09-30) There appears to be a little bit of road damage on this cut off to the Hamblin historic site. A person would be foolish to drive a sedan down this road. Fortunately, I am foolish and was happy to find this was the only road damage.

mblim Cemetery (2006-09-30) Historic sites dealing with the Mountain Meadows Massacre (such as the Hamblin Cemetery) have a strange habit of being vandalized.

Powerlines (2006-09-30) Powerlines near the old Hamblin Townsite.

Hamblin Town Site (2006-09-30) Hamblin was a small town in the northern reaches of the Pine Valley Mountains. The ghosts got up and left this ghost town.

Powerlines (2006-09-30) Powerlines come in male and female form (that's how they replicate, you know).

Mountain Road (2006-09-30) The Hamblin Road narrows a bit as it drops towards Enterprise.

Cow (2006-09-30) A local resident checks out passing vehicles.

Hamblin Road (2006-09-30) An outcropping of rock on the road to the Hamblin Town Site.

Road 769 (2006-09-30) This picture shows road 769 as it heads towards the Hamblin Town Site on the Northern end of the Pine Valley Mountains.

Stuck (2006-09-30) An abandonned water truck in the Spring Creek Wash near Holt.

Holt (2006-09-30) This picture shows an escarpment above Holt, Utah.

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The Pinto Road

The Pinto Road is a dirt road that runs through the Northern Reaches of the Pine Valley and Harmony Mountains between Cedar City and Saint George, Utah.

My map shows this road as 009. My trip started on State Road 58 some 20 West of Cedar City. The road passes between Kane Point and the Cedar Mountains and visits the ghost town of Pinto. On my trip, I took route 769 through the town site of Hamblin, Utah.

This road looks like a great place for casual mountain biking. There are no developed campsites along the road. There were a small number of places where you could pull out and camp in the dirt.

Context: On the Road

Pine Valley Mountains (14 pictures) This gallery shows more pictures of the Pine Valley Mountains.
Old Iron Town Park (19 pictures) The Pinto Road is to the South of Old Iron Town.
Mountain Meadows (22 pictures) The Pinto Road intersects State Highway 18 near the Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial Site.
Cedar City, Utah (93 pictures) This gallery shows pictures of Cedar City, Utah.